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Over the course of its 11 seasons,\u00a0The Walking Dead<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0featured some huge deaths that rocked viewers, but I still believe swapping these two character fates would’ve made the show so much better. With the benefit of hindsight, it’s extremely easy to say some things simply didn’t work for the zombie series, but a handful of decisions always felt questionable.<\/p>\n Most fans were furious when\u00a0The Walking Dead<\/em>\u00a0killed off Carl and failed to replace\u00a0him, which unsurprisingly left a huge hole in the series. Likewise, Glenn’s death sparked a lot of controversy, and while opinions are still split about whether it was the right decision or not, such a brutal exit was always going to cause backlash.<\/p>\n However, despite these peculiar decisions being frustrating several years later, Beth’s exit remains one of the\u00a0most disappointing\u00a0Walking Dead<\/em>\u00a0deaths\u00a0after the series spent so much time building her up. She had some great progression, particularly during season 5, and I’m convinced the franchise should have swapped her fate with another high-profile survivor.<\/p>\n Considering Maggie was an extremely important comic character, fans may have responded angrily to her dying on TV, but I believe\u00a0<\/p>\n With no source material to restrict her development,\u00a0The Walking Dead<\/em>\u00a0managed to give Beth some of the best progression in the series, but she sadly met her demise in season 5. Having been held inside Grady Memorial Hospital, she was forced to stay there by Dawn, a police officer who led the small community with an iron fist.<\/p>\n After Beth failed to escape several times, Rick’s group eventually found her and bargained to free Maggie’s younger sister. However, she was shot in the head after stabbing Dawn with some scissors, which many fans felt was a complete waste of her development.<\/p>\n Even if the show felt they needed a big death during “Coda”, Beth was the wrong culprit, and killing off Maggie instead would’ve been just as impactful while offering a huge swerve for comic readers. Sure, it would’ve been controversial, but Maggie’s death could have completely reshaped the series, potentially allowing Beth to step into a bigger role.<\/p>\n Likewise, while\u00a0Glenn’s\u00a0Walking Dead<\/em>\u00a0death\u00a0may still have happened, seeing him as a grieving widower going down a darker path would have been fascinating. Perhaps the creators felt Maggie was simply too critical to the franchise’s future to die in season 5, but looking back, it feels like there was more to gain by keeping Beth around instead.<\/p>\n It wasn’t too long after losing her sister that Maggie lost her husband Glenn as well, and while her initial arc following his death was promising, it ultimately fizzled out. Understandably, she wanted to avenge the fan favorite’s murder, creating a long-running conflict with Negan, but this also stifled her character progression, which remains a problem today.<\/p>\n Seeing her step up as a leader and taking over Hilltop was exciting, as was watching her develop some more ruthless tendencies. However, despite getting numerous opportunities,\u00a0Maggie decided not to kill Negan in\u00a0<\/p>\n Lauren Cohan has the third most appearances of any\u00a0<\/p>\n While this was fun at first, their reluctant partnership has gone on for years, and it has felt like Maggie’s entire arc has been trying to overcome her hatred for Negan since season 9. As a result, the survivor’s story hasn’t really gone anywhere recently, and I can’t help but feel\u00a0<\/p>\n During her introduction, Beth was presented as a shy and timid survivor \u2014 the type that looked like she’d never last in the apocalypse. This made it all the more satisfying to see her learn how to handle herself while still providing a level of innocent optimism, with the hospital arc really testing her resolve and resilience.<\/p>\n Had she escaped with her life, it would’ve been so interesting to see how her personality shifted after dealing with Dawn, especially if she lost her sister in the process. Rather than\u00a0wasting\u00a0<\/p>\n Her friendship with Daryl would’ve undoubtedly provided some balance, and Beth could have evolved into the ultimate underdog, with many villains completely underestimating her. The idea of this once scared survivor turning into a badass \u2014 similar to Carol’s development \u2014 would have been a joy to watch, especially if she ended up honoring her sister’s legacy.<\/p>\n It’s still hard to imagine what\u00a0The Walking Dead<\/em>\u00a0would look like without Maggie, given she’s been a focal point on and off for years, but with how much Beth matured throughout the series alongside her limitless potential, I would’ve loved to see her stick around longer.<\/p>\n Season 5’s mid-season finale arguably needed a big, emotional death, and Maggie could have filled that role without wasting all of Beth’s build-up. Seeing Beth stuck inside the hospital for so long, only to be killed off moments before leaving felt agonizingly cruel, and while that may have been the point, it still feels like a divisive decision over a decade later.<\/p>\n Alternatively, Maggie\u2019s death could\u2019ve provided the same shocking payoff, and while viewers may have been angry about a classic comic character being killed off so soon, in hindsight, it wouldn\u2019t have been the worst decision. Seeing Glenn and Beth’s reactions would’ve also made for a brutal moment full of heartbreak that I’m sad we didn’t get.<\/p>\n Considering that Maggie\u2019s character eventually hit a wall, whereas Beth could\u2019ve continued to thrive without any restrictions, I believe the two should\u2019ve swapped fates in\u00a0The Walking Dead<\/em><\/strong>, and for better or worse, this decision would have completely changed the franchise forever.<\/p>\n It\u2019s the last person anyone would expect.<\/p>\n General Hospital keeps throwing suspects at us in the Who Shot Drew mystery. Was it Willow? Michael? Portia? Nina? Jacinda? They all have good reasons to do it. (Most of the audience feels the same.) But there is one person who has the best reason to want Drew gone. And, so far, no one has considered them\u2026.<\/p>\n Key Takeaways<\/strong><\/p>\n You\u2019d think, what with gaslighting Willow (Katelyn MacMullen), taunting Michael (Rory Gibson), harassing Portia (Brook Kerr), and trying to steal Monica\u2019s (Leslie Charleson) house \u2014 not to mention swiping Tracy\u2019s (Jane Elliot) luggage (SO mature) \u2014 Drew (Cameron Mathison) would have no time to be making his daughter Scout\u2019s (Cosette Abinante) life miserable. And if you ask Drew, it\u2019s not Scout he\u2019s trying to make miserable, it\u2019s her brothers, Danny (Asher Antonyzyn) and Rocco (Finn Carr). And her grandmother, Alexis (Nancy Lee Grahn).<\/p>\n Drew is throwing out restraining orders, right and left, to keep them all away from his little girl. For her own good, of course.<\/p>\n Well, Scout isn\u2019t appreciating his efforts. She hasn\u2019t said much about it to Drew. Probably because the poor girl has already lost her mother, Sam (Kelly Monaco).<\/p>\n Drew has isolated her from most of her family. Scout doesn\u2019t want to risk losing her father\u2019s life, too. While he\u2019s alive, that is. If Scout is forced to live with only Drew, it would be nice if he didn\u2019t hate her. On the other hand\u2026<\/p>\n On the other hand\u2026 if Scout didn\u2019t have to live with Drew\u2026 if he were, say, dead\u2026 why, that would be a whole other story! If Drew were out of the way, Scout could see her brothers. And her grandma. And her aunts. And basically anyone she wanted, without fear that Drew might remember that they snubbed him in an elevator once by letting the door shut in his face, and now he has a score to settle.<\/p>\n Could Scout have been the one to shoot Drew? Maybe because she heard about this girl in Salem, who shot her uncle\u2026 and got away with it, scot-free.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Over the course of its 11 seasons,\u00a0The Walking Dead\u00a0featured some huge deaths that rocked viewers, but I still believe swapping these two character fates would’ve made the show so much better. With…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":9442,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9443","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-hot-news"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t